Necktie knot device



July 17, 1956 W. A. VARY NECKTIE KNOT DEVICE Filed Feb. 14, 1955INVENTOR.

WILLETTE A. VARY A I, I

ATTORNEY.

United States Patent NECKTIE KNOT DEVICE Willette A. Vary, Rochester, N.1.

Application February 14, 1955, Serial No. 487,807

4 Claims. (Cl. 2-153) The invention relates to a. necktie knot devicewhich is adapted to provide a desirable formation of pleats or foldsdirectly below a necktie knot. An object of the invention is thereforeto provide a generally improved and more satisfactory necktie knotdevice.

Another object is to provide a necktie knot device of simpleconstruction, adapted for use with conventional four-in-hand necktiesand which may be secured thereto without the use of any attaching clipsor the like which may damage the necktie itself or cause discomfort tothe user.

A further object is the provision of a necktie knot device of flexiblematerial which may be concealed within the knot itself withoutmaterially affecting the size or shape of the knot.

A still further object is to provide a necktie knot device including apair of members adapted to be interlocked with a portion of a necktiefor providing desired longitudin-al pleats or folds below the knot, thenumber of pleats or folds being varied as the positions of the membersare reversed relative to the necktie.

These and other desirable objects may be attained in the mannerdisclosed as an illustrative embodiment of the invention in thefollowing description and in the accompanying drawings forming. a parthereof, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of one part of the necktie knot device ofthe present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of another part of the device which isadapted to be interlocked with the part shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front or face view of a portion of an untied cravat showingthe device of the present invention applied thereto;

Fig. 4 is an end view of the device illustrating the parts shown inFigs. 1 and 2 in interlocked position;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken approximately on the line 5-5 ofFig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is a front or face view of a portion of a knotted necktieillustrating the use of the present invention.

The same reference numerals throughout the several views indicate thesame parts.

The device of the present invention is adapted for use with conventionalfour-in-hand neckties to provide a desirable formation of longitudinalpleats or folds or dimples directly below the necktie knot, and includesa pair of interlocking corrugated members formed of thin sheets of aflexible and resilient material, such as plastic. By means of theinterlocking construction of the component parts, the knot device mayeasily be applied to the necktie, as hereinafter described, without theuse of any clips, pins, or other securing means which may damage thenecktie itself, or cause discomfort to the user.

In the preferred form of the invention, the necktie knot device includesan outer corrugated member or part 11 which is adapted to overlap andinterlockingly engage with an inner corrugated member or part 13, asseen in Fig. 4. The outer member 11, as seen in Fig. l, differs from thewavy or sinuous form of conventional corru- 2,754,518 Patented July 1?,195a ice gated constructions by having its bight or arcuate or reverselybent portions 15,. 17., 19, 21, and 23 extend through an angle greaterthan while its side wall portions 25 and 27 are angularly inclinedtoward each other approximately on a tangent to the arcuate portions 15and 23, respectively. In this manner, the parallel grooves or hollows29, 31, and 33 are provided with reduced or necked entrance openings 35,37, and 39, the walls of which are adapted to be flexed as the ridges ofthe complementary inner member 13 are forced therein.

The inner member 13, shown in Fig. 2, is formed in a manner similar tothe above described outer member 11 in that its bight or arcuate orridge portions 41, 43, and 45, and its valley or groove portions 47 and49 extend through an angle greater than 180, while the side wallportions 51; and 53' are also angularly inclined toward each otherapproximately on a tangent to the arcuate ridge portions 41 and 45,respectively. To provide for the above mentioned interlocking actionbetween the inner and outer members 13 and 11, the ridge portions 41',43, and 45 of the inner member 13 each have a transverse width at theirwidest portion which is greater than that of the necked entranceopenings 35, 37, and 39 of the outer members 11. By this constructionthe ridge portions. 411, 43, and 45 function as plugs which may beeasily forced through the reduced entrance portions 35, 37', and 39 andinto the grooves or hollows 29, 31, and 33, respectively, of the outermember 11, as shown in Fig. 4, which illustrates the coaction betweenthe inner and outer members.

In use, the members 11 and 13 are placed on opposite sides of thatportion of the necktie 55 which is to form the knot, and are urgedtoward each other to interlock the inner member 13 within the outermember 11, as above described. In this position, the parts are as shownin Figs. 3 and 5 with that portion of the necktie gripped between theinner and outer members being provided with longitudinal pleats or foldsor dimples 56. To insure that the members 11 and 1'3 exert anapproximately equal gripping force on all portions of the. tie withwhich. they are engaged, the central groove 31 of the outermember I1 isof larger dimension than either of the grooves 29 and 33 to accommodatethe central portion of the necktie, which is normally of excessthickness due to the necktie stiffening material and connecting seam.Since the free end of the side wall portions 25 and 27 of the outermembers 11 and 51 and 53 of the inner member 13 have the greatesttendency to flex in a direction away from the tie as it is passedthrough its various knot forming movements, the side wall portions 25and 27, see Fig. 4, are provided with a greater inclination than thecorresponding side wall portions 51 and 53 of the inner member 13.Therefore, it is evident that the portion of the necktie disposedbetween the side wall portions 25 and 51 and 27 and 53 will be subjectedto a greater gripping or clenching force than the remainder of the tieand the normal tendency for the side wall portions of the outer memberand inner member to move away from each other will not be sufficient tocause disassembly of the interlocked parts.

After the device is attached to the necktie as described above, the useris free to pass the tie through the various loops to complete the knot.Once the knot is completed, the device of the present invention will beconcealed within the knot itself, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 6,with the pleats 56 extending downwardly therefrom. If, however, itappears, while tying the knot, that the device has been incorrectlypositioned, the user needs merely to slide the inner and outer memberslongitudinally of the tie to the desired location.

As shown in the drawings, the outer member 11 is applied to the frontsurface of the necktie, while the inner member 13 is applied to the rearsurface thereof thereby providing two visible creases or dimples belowthe knot, as shown in Fig. 6. However, if the relative positions of theinner and outer members are reversed from that shown, for example inFig. 5, the front surface of the tie will be provided with three creasesor dimples below the knot and thus the appearance of a knot can bevaried to satisfy the taste of the particular user.

From the above description it is seen that the necktie knot device ofthe present invention provides the completed knot with a neat appearancewithout materially affecting the normal shape or size or the manner offorming the knot itself. Furthermore, its simple interlockingconstruction eliminates any risk of damage to the necktie itself and inno way adds any discomfort to the user.

It is seen from the foregoing disclosure that the above mentionedobjects of the invention are well fulfilled. It is to be understood thatthe foregoing disclosure is given by way of illustrative example only,rather than by way of limitation, and that without departing from theinvention, the details may be varied within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:

1. A necktie knot device adapted to be concealed within the knot of afour-in-hand necktie for providing a desirable formation of longitudinalfolds directly below the necktie knot, said device including a firstcorrugated member having a plurality of reverse bends each extendingthrough an angle of more than 180 to provide a plurality of grooveshaving entrance portions of reduced width, and a second corrugatedmember of complementary shape but of smaller dimension having aplurality of reverse bends each of which also extend through an angle ofmore than 180 to provide a plurality of enlarged ridges each having aportion of a width greater than the entrance portions of said grooves insaid first member, said first and second members being formed ofresilient material whereby the first and second members may beresiliently interlocked by forcibly urging said ridges of said secondmember through said entrance openings and into said grooves of saidfirst member, said first and second member each having a wall oncorresponding sides, with the wall on one of said members angularlyinclined toward the wall of said other member, whereby said first andsecond members are adapted to I be positioned on opposite sides of anecktie and interlocked to provide the portion of the necktie striptherebetween with longitudinally extending folds and with said sidewalls of said first and second members exerting a gripping force on thenecktie which is greater than that exerted by any other portion of thedevice.

2. A construction as defined in claim 1, in which said first member isprovided with a central groove of enlarged dimension which is adapted toaccommodate the excess thickness of the central portion of the necktie.

3. A necktie knot device adapted to be concealed Within the knot of afour-in-hand necktie for providing a desirable formation of longitudinalfolds directly below the necktie knot, said device including separateand unconnected first and second corrugated members of resilientmaterial each having a plurality of parallel alternating ridges andgrooves, the grooves of said first member being provided with entranceopenings of lesser width than the widths of said grooves at pointsinwardly from said entrance openings and said ridges of said secondmember being of complementary shape wider at their outer ends than atpoints inwardly from said outer ends, said first and second membersbeing adapted to be positioned on opposite sides of the necktie in itsuntied condition and interlocked by forcibly urging said ridged portionof said second member through the entrance portions and into saidgrooves in said first member, the first member and second member beingretained in cooperative relation to each other and to the interposednecktie solely by the resilient interlocking of said first and secondmembers with each other, the ridges and grooves of the two membersserving to provide the portion of the necktie gripped therebetween witha plurality of longitudinal folds, said first and second members beingpositioned on that area of the necktie which forms the knot wherebyformation of the necktie knot conceals said first and second memberstherein with the longitudinal folds extending downwardly therefrom.

4. A construction as defined in claim 3, in which the central portion ofsaid first member is provided with an enlarged groove to accommodate theexcess thickness of the central portion of the necktie.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,402,291 Newman t June 18, 1946

